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WILLIAM LAYLAND', OF MIXERVILLE, INDIANA.

CAR-COUPLING.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 22,657, dated January 18, 1859.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM LAYLAND, of Mixerville, in the county ofFranklin and State of Indiana, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Railroad-Car Couplings; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings and letters of reference markedthereon, making part of this specification.

Similar letters refer to like parts.

My invention relates to certain improvements in car coupling,hereinafter described, by which cars may be rendered self coupling andthe tender readily coupled or uncoupled to or from the neXt rear car, bythe attendant upon the locomotive.

Figure l is a side view of railroad tender and car frame, representingthe coupling in working condition. Fig. 2 is a plan taken from the top,the coupling being in the same position as in Fig. 1.

(F, T) is a combined adjustable clevis and latch, hinged to a support(a) by means of a bolt (0) and adjustable, so that, either the clevis(F) or latch (T) may be used, by means of the lever (L) rod (R) andlever (N) is a clevis hinged to a support (M) by means of the bolt (0)which is formed square at the points where it passes through the clevis(C, I) is a lever formed with a working joint (g) and is arranged forthe purpose of operating the clevis (N) when it is desired to uncouplethe cars.

(T) is a latch, firmly secured to a support (M) and formed with areceding depressed point (d) so that the clevis into which it may berequired to work, may always be caught and made to ride up on the latch(T).

The combined latch and clevis, is intended to be used only upon thetender.

hen it may be required to uncouple the cars, the lever (I, G) will bedepressed by means of which the bolt (0) working in the support (M) willbe turned toward the car, and the outer end of the clevis (N) elevateduntil free from the latch When it is required to couple the cars, theyare made to approach each other in the ordinary manner, and to couplethemselves by means of the clevis (N) riding up on the latch (T) untilit falls over the catch. The attendant may adjust the combined latch andclevis (F, T) by turning the lever wheel which operates the lever (6)rod (R) and lever (L).

hat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent isThe employment of the combined adjustable lat-ch and catch, (F, T) whenconstructed and operated, substantially as herein described, for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony of which invention I have hereunto set my hand.

W'ILLIAM LAYLAND.

IVitnesses:

H. E. CLIFTON, CHARLES L. FISHER.

